He couldn’t understand her quietness, and furrowing his brow, called her name.
“Alex?”
“Yes?” she glanced up at him. Hearing her name made her shiver. Nate was still fixing his gaze on her expectantly, becoming more restless by the second. “Oh, of course! Of course, I'll be your wife!” she laughed into his eyes, and extended her hand.
He closed his eyes, and wiped off a few drops of sweat from his forehead. He heaved a huge sigh of relief.
“Don’t ever do that to me again, right? You’re driving me nuts,” he said, shaking his head while placing the engagement ring on her finger.
Nate lifted her onto his lap, and they exchanged long and lustful kisses in the middle of the kitchen, as dusk descended upon them. The noises which filtered in from the garden sounded to them like distant murmu
